Mike D'Antoni Resigns

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The Knicks have been nothing short of a disappointment lately as they  nwent into tonight's game on a 6 game losing streak and also without a head coach.  Right before shoot around earlier today it was announced that Mike D'Antoni had resigned as the head coach of the struggling New York Knicks.  Speculation of D'Antoni resigning began looming around the sports world earlier this week before the Knicks losing streak increased to 6.  Assistant Coach Mike Woodson has been named the interim head coach, beginning tonight in the Knicks game against the Portland Trail Blazers.  D'Antoni felt that his stepping down would be the best thing for the Knicks organization and he felt that he had done all he could do as the head coach of the team.

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Maybe D'Antoni was right and his stepping down was best for the team, as the Knicks went on to demolish the Trail Blazers tonight 121-79 with him as their head coach.  The Knicks outscored the Trail Blazers the entire game jumping to an early lead over Portland.  The two teams went in to halftime with the Knicks up 55-29, and the Trail Blazers were outscored in the 4th quarter 43-23.  JR Smith led the Knicks and Trail Blazers in scoring with 23 points and for once the Knicks actually looked like they had some kind of chemistry.  The Knicks are now 19-24 and are currently tied with the Bucks for the number 8 spot in the east.  If the Knicks want any hope of making the playoffs this year they must play like their lives depended on it otherwise if the regular season was to end today who's to say whether they would make.  It's going to be interesting to see how the Knicks end the season with the current loss of head coach Mike D'Antoni as well as overcoming the many struggles they have gone through all season.